Change on a year earlierMay 2018Healthcare system
Puducherry: major operations rose to 4,762 in May 2018, against 2,650 a year earlier (+80%).
What happened
- May 2018
- 4,762
- May 2017
- 2,650
- Change
- +2,112
- Change, per cent
- +80%
Why it matters
Comparing a week or month with the same week or month a year earlier removes ordinary seasonality: monsoon-season fever, the March reporting rush. What remains is change the calendar does not explain.
For major operations, neither a rise nor a fall is better in itself, so the observatory marks this movement as unusual rather than good or bad.
Historical context
Compared with the same month of 2017, which removes ordinary seasonality.
The underlying data
| Period | Value | Release | Where in the document |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | 4,762 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional) | 2018-2019.zip › 2018-2019/A.MonthWise/B - May.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
| May 2017 | 2,650 | HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2017 (FY 2017-18, provisional) | 2017-2018.zip › 2017-2018/A.MonthWise/B - May.xls: '14.8.1' Operation major (General and spinal anaesthesia); column "Puducherry", Total [(A+B) or (C+D)] |
Source and method
More signals for major operations in Puducherry
- Puducherry: major operations rose to 910 in April 2021, against 362 a year earlier (+151%).
- Puducherry: major operations rose to 1,797 in March 2021, against 255 a year earlier (+605%).
- Puducherry: major operations in March 2021 was 1,797, above the 3-year median of 785 for the same month (+129%).
- Puducherry: 1,797 major operations in March 2021, the most since October 2019.
- Puducherry: major operations rose to 1,419 in February 2021, against 402 a year earlier (+253%).
- Puducherry: 1,419 major operations in February 2021, the most since October 2019.
Cite this
According to the India Health Observatory, Puducherry: major operations rose to 4,762 in May 2018, against 2,650 a year earlier (+80%). Source: Health Management Information System, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, HMIS item-wise monthly report, All India across states, May 2018 (FY 2018-19, provisional). https://indiahealthobservatory.com/signals/major-surgeries--puducherry--2018-05--yoy_change
See also Puducherry and 4,762 in context.